Taxis & TDs in the news/stomp

• bowah

  8 Mar 16, 14:06

  Originally posted by Neutral-Thinker:

  People pay more than $10000 for a compartment in Fu Gui San Zhuang.   Day time working so only at night got time to visit deceased folks there.   

  I know monks also need to rest at night but they could have left minimal staffs to operate until 10-11pm so that those that paid a lot could visit.    Must be they also felt that at night the ghosts would come out as the place and surrounding areas Yin Qi super strong plus Qi most Yin at night.

  
  Not Qi at night stronger lah, at night, the air is thinner with less dirt/contamination.
• bowah

  8 Mar 16, 14:11

  If you notice, planes like to travel early in the morning and night, because with it give a better and clearer communication thru a better medium of air. People visited their death relatives earlier in the morning or in the evening is to have a better and quieter communication with their love ones. Our surrounding and ourselves are always affected by sound waves, in fact, our hearing is much better than our eyesight, and to prove it right, you can see many Taxi lau talk cock sing song more often than they see with their poor eyesight.
• Neutral-Thinker

  9 Mar 16, 11:05

  Originally posted by bowah:

  
  Not Qi at night stronger lah, at night, the air is thinner with less dirt/contamination.

  Trust me, Yin Qi is stronger at night....I studied Feng Shui before (although I did not study Graveyard (Yin) Feng Shui).

• Neutral-Thinker

  9 Mar 16, 11:09

  Originally posted by bowah:

  If you notice, planes like to travel early in the morning and night, because with it give a better and clearer communication thru a better medium of air. People visited their death relatives earlier in the morning or in the evening is to have a better and quieter communication with their love ones. Our surrounding and ourselves are always affected by sound waves, in fact, our hearing is much better than our eyesight, and to prove it right, you can see many Taxi lau talk cock sing song more often than they see with their poor eyesight.

  Yes I agree some people would have to work in the daytime and only could visit their folks in the night time.....but most would visit between 7pm and 10pm (if they knock off at 7pm working on dayshift) then and not during midnight.   If they work from 7pm to 7am, they would visit after work in the morning.

• Neutral-Thinker

  9 Mar 16, 11:16

  Anyway it is your decision whether you want to fetch customers to graveyard during midnight.   Personally I would not do so and I would not be afraid if customers complain to LTA since we have incidents of at least one attack and a Minister actually mentioned it on roadcast TV before too.   Remember that place is totally deserted after midnight and even Fu Gui San Zhuang is closed.  Even though there is also a public Urn storage place there (semi-circle shape one), I also doubt it would be opened as I visited there during day time before and there were hardly anyone there.

  Occasionally there would be SAF solders conducting exercises there (solders dashing through cemeatry) but don't count on them to save you in the event of an attack.

• bowah

  9 Mar 16, 16:55

  Aiya, Encik, to be frank, there are more Yin Qi in Geyland than Lim Chu Kang. Always remember the Yin Yang must be in balance, so that is why we also need some Yin Qi and the girls need some Yang Qi.
• Reliefdriver4u

  14 Mar 16, 16:21

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• Reliefdriver4u

  14 Mar 16, 16:22

  Dip in satisfaction with taxis in Singapore

  

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  PUBLISHED: 1:41 PM, MARCH 14, 2016

  SINGAPORE – Customer satisfaction with taxis dipped by 0.8 percentage points last year according to the Land Transport Authority’s annual taxi survey. The survey found that 97.3 per cent of respondents were satisfied with taxi services, down from 98.1 per cent in 2014.

  Despite the dip, 60.3 per cent of people said that the overall quality of taxi services had improved, an increase of 7.9 percentage points over the year before.

  Ease of booking a taxi showed the most improvement, from 88.6 per cent in 2014 to 91.3 per cent last year. This could be due to the entry of third-party taxi booking services and efforts by taxi companies to improve their taxi booking apps and call booking services, said the LTA in a statement on Monday (March 14).

  Among the different categories surveyed, commuters were most unhappy about waiting times and information on taxi services.

  While taxi waiting times was on the bottom of the list in terms of customer satisfaction, it has improved for the second year running. This could be due partly to measures such as the increased taxi availability, and also the increasing availability of private hire car services such as Uber and GrabCar, said the LTA.

  The LTA also announced that it will be reviewing the scope of the annual survey to also cover customer satisfaction with third-party taxi booking applications and private hire car services. In addition, it is finalising the review of private hire car services after talking to key stakeholders. More details will be released in the coming weeks, it said.

• bowah

  16 Mar 16, 18:59

  Taxi services is very much depend on public satisfaction with the society. If pax(public) are not happy with the societ, they will show sour face to taxi driver, and due to economy bad, will not give tips, and due to problem of living due to high cost, pax will complain and demand many things on taxi drivers. So, on this note, how can you expect taxi drivers to provide good service to paxs who are getting more and more sour and moody.
• FireIce

  18 Mar 16, 17:51

  Taxi damages three vehicles in Bedok carpark, ends up in void deck

   

  A taxi damaged three vehicles at a carpark, before driving into a pillar at a void deck on Thursday (March 17) night.

  However, no injuries were reported.

  Police said it was alerted at 11.27pm that an incident had occurred at Block 702, Bedok Reservoir Road.

  The accident involved a taxi, a car and two lorries, police added.

  A report from Lianhe Wanbao said it is understood that the taxi was attempting to back out of a parking lot when, for unknown reasons, it drove forward and hit a red car parked in front.

  The red car in turn hit a lorry that was parked behind it.

  The taxi then brushed another lorry before entering a nearby void deck, and rammed into a pillar.

  Police said investigations are ongoing.

   

  

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• bowah

  21 Mar 16, 16:50

  Who ar??? better admit.
• Neutral-Thinker

  30 Mar 16, 08:21

  Cabby trapped by fallen tree: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/cabby-trapped-fallen-tree-i-thought-it-was-body.

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  So he should try to buy 4D for a few days after this incident.

• Alvin87a

  30 Mar 16, 10:19

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• Reliefdriver4u

  31 Mar 16, 18:26

  Elderly woman killed after taxi hits her in a Bedok North carpark as she was collecting cardboard

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  Madam Poh Ah Gin was collecting cardboard behind a coffeeshop at Block 123, when a 64-year-old taxi driver lost control of his Hyundai Sonata, mounted the kerb and crashed into her twice.ST PHOTO: MARCUS TAN

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  SINGAPORE - A 78-year-old woman was killed after a taxi reversed into her at high speed at a carpark in Bedok North Street 2 on Wednesday (March 30).

  Madam Poh Ah Gin was collecting cardboard behind a coffeeshop at Block 123, when a 64-year-old taxi driver lost control of his Hyundai Sonata, mounted the kerb and crashed into her twice. Police said that the driver has been arrested for causing death by a negligent act.

  A Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman said it was alerted to the accident at about 3.50pm and dispatched an ambulance. The woman, who was single and lived alone, was pronounced dead by paramedics on scene.

  

  When The Straits Times arrived at about 6pm, the taxi had halted to a stop in front of a maroon car and silver van, which were both badly damaged by the impact. A lorry and two other vans parked behind these vehicles were also damaged.

  Eyewitnesses said that they heard several tyre screeches and loud bangs at about 3pm. Mr Lim Kah Hong, a tow truck driver who about 20 metres away, said that he ran towards the taxi after he heard a deafening screech followed by a crash.

  "I shouted at the taxi driver to stop, because I realised he had hit the woman. But his car continued to lunge back and forth, and he hit her again. She had collapsed onto the ground by then," the 35-year-old said.

  He had instinctively reached out to open the taxi door to grab the car key, but he was unable to stop the engine as the vehicle was moving at a high speed.

  A 62-year-old retiree, who wanted to be known as Mrs Lim, said that she saw two female doctors rush out from a nearby clinic.

  One immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, while the other placed an oxygen mask on the woman.

  The impact had caused the woman to bleed severely from her knees and stomach.

  A few of her siblings and relatives were seen at the scene talking to police officers, as more than 50 curious onlookers gathered nearby. Her younger brother would only say that she is the third child of 11 children.

  The taxi driver's 27-year-old son, who wanted to be known only as Sam, said that his father was ending his shift and had been trying to park his car, when it suddenly surged backwards and hit the old woman.

  He said: "My father is in a state of shock now. He doesn't know how it happened and he could only tell me that there was a problem with the car."

  He added that his father has been driving a taxi for more than 20 years and has not had any traffic offences.

  Neighbours said that the elderly woman had lived in a three-room flat on the ninth floor of the block for more than 20 years. However, she would often keep to herself.

  Said a 50-year-old neighbour, who wanted to be known as Madam Sia: "I feel sad for the lady. Sometimes she would get lost trying to return to her unit, so I would guide her."

  All the vehicles involved were towed away at 7pm.

• Pandanchen

  1 Apr 16, 12:35

  SINGAPORE - A 78-year-old woman was killed after a taxi reversed into her at high speed at a carpark in Bedok North Street 2 on Wednesday (March 30).

   

   

  Question: why did he reverse at high speed? 

• anonymousjoker12345

  1 Apr 16, 14:04

  Lol its quite a good idea haha. Using 3 diff phones. Quite creative i must say

• bowah

  1 Apr 16, 15:52

  Who maintain and service cdg cabs??who ar???
• FireIce

  5 Apr 16, 13:56

  Cabby sacked for reckless driving after viral video shows taxi reversing into parked car http://str.sg/ZvKj 

  
• bowah

  5 Apr 16, 15:58

  Sack???? Contract terminate lah, smlj Sack, Cdg hv no right to sack drivers, because drivers are not employed by Cdg..smlj England..knn
• QX179R

  6 Apr 16, 21:32

  Autonomous taxis may soon be coming to Singapore

   

• bowah

  9 Apr 16, 13:27

  After all the argue between grab drivers, uber and taxi driver, we might finally meet our biggest competitor, and that is Driveless. Just like last time, before the era of grab and uber, we taxi drivers argued about TC, cdg, premier, smrt and prime, each condemning each other, till apps ride appeared, all lan lan have to argue as one, and when driveless come into the picture...we are all history. But not to worry, govt are giving out more pioneer package, building more houses and facilities to cater for old folks, and when autonomous and driveless taxi arrived, people like me, our la sup queen, Ct, KTC and many others could be sitting there with poor eyesight and wavering limbs looking at the driveless vehicle passby... and each of us will be wondering and cursing, what the fark, we all had been wasting our time...and as usual, my bro KTC will be talking abt his last time, my bro CT will be talking abt his elites and rangers sheng ma stories, and for me, most probably will be telling stories and jokes to cats and dogs, as for our la sup Queen, she will make tea So, in conclusion, as a taxi driver, if you are one, dun think so far, today earn, today count.
• FireIce

  12 Apr 16, 20:47

  

   

  Stomper Cinop was driving along Marsiling Road last night (April 11) when a taxi driver exiting a carpark rammed right into him.

  Said the Stomper:

  "The taxi came out from the carpark at Block 136 Marsiling Road without stopping at the stop line and hit my car.

  "We had a minor argument over whether to settle the damage through insurance but the cabby claimed that his company would terminate him if he was involved in an accident.

  "So we decided to just settle the matter privately."

   

  

  

• QX179R

  12 Apr 16, 22:32

  Construction worker injured after taxi drives into Bugis+ unit
  
  

  SINGAPORE: A construction worker was injured after a taxi crashed into a shop under renovation at Level 1 of the Bugis+ mall on Monday night (Apr 11). 

   

  The accident, which occurred at about 10.55pm, involved two taxis, according to the police.

   

  "The unit affected is undergoing renovation works, and a construction worker was unfortunately injured," a mall spokesperson told Channel NewsAsia.

   

  The worker is currently warded in hospital for observation, he added. 

   

  The affected area was cordoned off after the accident. The cordon was removed at 2.15am on Tuesday after the area was certified safe by an independent professional engineer, the spokesperson said. He added that the mall's management is assisting authorities with their investigations. 

   

  The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at about 10.55pm on Monday requesting for assistance at Queen Street, located behind the shopping mall. SCDF said it despatched an ambulance and conveyed one person, who suffered minor injuries, to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. 

   

  Investigations are ongoing, the police said.

   

  - CNA/dl

• QX179R

  12 Apr 16, 22:33

  Driverless taxis could ply Singapore's streets this year
  
  

  SINGAPORE: A US-based startup, nuTonomy, is developing a fleet of driverless taxis to ply the streets of Singapore, according to a March report in MIT News, a publication of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

   

  The startup, an MIT spinout, touts driverless taxis that follow optimal paths for picking up and dropping off passengers, as well as cheaper rides as there is no need to pay drivers. The taxis will be electric cars, which produce lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than conventional vehicles. The tests will start this year, reported IEEE Spectrum.

   

  The taxis will also use "advanced fleet management" to reduce the number of vehicles needed, a "formal logic" that tells taxis when low-priority "rules of the road" can be broken, as well as LIDAR data for better localisation, said MIT News.

   

  The driverless taxi has passed its first driving test in Singapore, according to co-founder and CTO Prof Emilio Frazzoli, who is also an MIT professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering. MIT News said this means that the taxis have navigated a custom obstacle course without incident.

   

  nuTonomy closed a US$3.6 million seed funding round in January. Launched in January 2013, the startup pivoted to a full-fledged autonomous taxi service provider for Singapore in 2015, according to MIT news. 

   

  Prof Frazzoli has been part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Future of Urban Mobility project since 2009, with the aim of developing driverless taxis. He is currently the lead Prinicipal Investigator at the department, and in 2014, was announced as part of the Committee on Autonomous Road Transport for Singapore.

   

  Part of nuTonomy's 25-member team comes from the team that developed autonomous golf carts that were tested in the Jurong Lake District in 2014, reported IEEE Spectrum. The golf carts were a partnership between SMART and the National University of Singapore. 

   

  - CNA/av